Learnings from The Brave Enough Conference for Women

The Brave Enough Conference is a conference for women physicians. Brave Enough was started by Dr. Sasha Shillcutt and its mission is to “teach women work-life control through courses and community”.  I was a first-time attendee this year and I HAVE to share my learnings with you, my amazing audience.  Now, before half of you stop reading because you aren’t a female, know that you will be missing out on valuable guidance that applies to every single one of us!

Heather Hansen, JD, the author of The Elegant Warrior book and podcast captivated the audience by teaching us how to advocate for self by utilizing tools from the courtroom. 

In considering how to use the Belief Triangle in your career transition to the biopharma industry, it strikes me that my clients that are able to utilize and apply the Belief Triangle are successful in achieving their first job in pharma. They believe, they believe in themselves and they believe they can help the company (or thinking even bigger, the industry!)

It really boils down to confidence.

How can you build your confidence?

Here’s an exercise that I invite you to complete if you are serious about achieving your goal – whether that goal is your first role in biopharma or some other goal…

Start an EVIDENCE JOURNAL:  Every day, write down your strengths, talents, achievements – NOTHING is TOO SMALL!! You may even recognize items that are not on your resume! 

This practice is not only about recognizing your accomplishments.

It is about the practice of recognizing them by writing them down. Writing your capabilities and accomplishments down remind you and build important neurological pathways in the brain.

I’ll continue to share the enriching learnings from The Brave Enough 2022 conference throughout October.  

Ready to make a career transition to pharma/biotech… want to explore a way to use your medical training and knowledge in a fulfilling way without nights and weekends call or charting. Watch this webinar on Getting Past the Three Major Hurdles to a Career in the Pharma Industry HERE.